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Chuck Grassley: “I understand, at this hearing, Judge Sotomayor disavowed the use of such materials to have any influence on…”

On the recordMay 7, 2009
I understand, at this hearing, Judge Sotomayor disavowed the use of such materials to have any influence on jurisprudence, and I welcome that disavowal.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley acknowledges Sotomayor's disavowal of foreign law influence on jurisprudence.

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